Sugar-container.



J. HIRSHFELD.

SUGAR CONTAINER.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.24,1914.

Patented May 25sv 1915.

@Karo/we By m JEROME HIRSHFELD, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUGAR-CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

rateatea May 25,1915.

Apiueation mea August 24, 1914. serial No. 858,226.

To all whom t may concern:

le it k-nown that I, JEROME Hrnsnrnnn, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Manhattan, in thecounty and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved'ugarsContainer, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

This invention relates to kitchen and table articles, and has particularreference to containers for lump sugar or the like, the individual lumpsor packages of which are to bc dispensed or withdrawn singly.

Among the objects of the invention is to provide a container ofthecharacter indicated, which is of a neat appearance, sanitary in use, andeasy of manipulation.

The foregoing and other objects of the invention are carried out by amechanism substantially as hereinafter more fully described. andclaimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which# Figures1 and 2 are perspective views of the base and top portions,respectively; Fig. 3 is a vertical section on the line 3-3 in Fig. 4;and Fig. 4 is a transverse section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

The several parts of the device may be made of any suit-able materials,and the relative sizes and proportions thereof, as well as the generaldesign of the mechanism, may be varied to a considerable extent withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention hereinafter claimed.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, I show in Fig. 1 a mainportion of the container, comprising a base 10 and a pedestal 11. Theseparts are preferably molded or cast as an integral structure, as fromglass or some other suitable, cheap, sanitary material.

The pedestal portion is shown tapered somewhat toward the top, andcomprises a plurality of substantially upright receptacles or chambers12, shown in this instance as three in number, butit will be understoodthat a greater or less number may be employed. Each of these chambers 12is formed by parallel side flanges 13, spaced according to the length ofthe blocks or packages to be held therein and dispensed therefrom. Byway of illustration, the commodity to be dispensed may be understood tobe lumps of sugar S, a column of which is contained in each chamber 12.The lowermost lump of the column is supported upon a pair of flanges 14,lying in a substantially horizontal plane at the lower ends of theflanges 13, and extending toward, but spaced from each other, the spacebeing indicated at 15 and being wide enough for the easy insertion ofones finger between the flanges 14.

The rear wall 16V of each chamber 12 is recessed or undercut, as shownat 17, whereby the end of the finger may easily be slipped upwardly inthe rear of the lowermost lump S. The groove 17 may extend upwardlyalong the rear wall 16 to any desired point, but shown in theillustrations as being co-extensive with the chamber 12, thereby addingto the beauty of the device and saving in material. This grooveI 17,furthermore, when extended all the way up to the top of the pedestal,facilitates the recharging of the device with the commodity to bedispensed.

As indicated in Fig. 3, the upward taper of the pedestal insures thatthe top of eachI column of lumps is inclined inwardly toward thevertical axis of the pedestal, and hence there is little likelihood thatany column will topple over outwardly when the stantially equal to thewidth of the lumps of sugar, and hence the cover 18 is provided with asmany flat faces 2O as there are channels or chambers 12, adjacent towhich the f aces come when the cover is in place. In other words, theother edges of the lumps of sugar or lother commodity are looselylittedjust in the rear of the inner surfaces 20; that is to say, thelumps or packages are of a size and form to fit loosely in the chambers12, but adapted to slide downwardly therealong as the bottom packages orlumps are removed.

The flanges 14 which support each column of lumps are arranged farenough below the horizontal plane of the flange 19 to allow thelowermost lump to be withdrawn outwardly freely, as will be seen in Fig.3. The next upper lump, however, will be restrained by the lower edge'of the face 20 of the cover. Hence, all of the column will be retainedin the chamber .except the single lump at the bottom, with which theoperators thumb and finger may *be engaged. It is obvious also that thenlump to be removed may be grasped by-a pair of tongs or other device,if it is not desired to grasp it with the'fingers.

lThe top of the cover lis closed but for a central hole 21 passingdownwardly over and around a shank 22 formed at the top of the pedestal.The eXtreme upper end of the shank is preferably screw-threadedv at 23for cooperation with a retaining device in the nature of,.a main cap andfinger-piece 24, which coperates directly with the threaded part 23, andhas a flange 25 which bears upon the upper surfaces 26 of .the covertop, serving to holdv the cover in place. The cap l24: may be ornamentedin any suitable way,

and serves as a convenient means of lifting the device asa whole, whendesired.

When the cover 18 is made of glass, it is obvious that the condition ofthe chambers 12 may readily be obserifed through the flat portions 20thereof. n the container needs to be refilled, the"'ca 24 is unscrewed,and the cover removed' arid set aside, leaving the chambers exposed forfilling with lumps of sugar or the like. When these chambers are lled,the` lumps remain in place, due to the inclination of the rear wall 16of each chamber, and then the cover is replaced andsecured as abovedescribed.

. Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters 1-. A container comprising a base, a pedestal thereonformed with a plurality of spaced chambers, the rear wall of each ofwhich is inclined towardv the top of the pedestal and adjacent its lowerend is provided with a recessed portion, a pair of spaced flangesextending from the said pedestal into the lower end of each of the saidchambers, the opening between the spaced said chambers therein tosupport the said cover with the lower edge thereof a predetermineddistance above the said pairs of spaced flanges.

2. container comprising a base, a pcd estal thereon formed with aplurality of spaced chambers in the rear wall of each of lwhich adjacentits lower end is a recessed portion, a pair of spaced flanges extendingfrom the said pedestal into the lower end of each of the said chambers,the opening between the spaced flanges in each chamber makingcommunication with the said recessed portionof its rear wall, a'coverfitting over the said pedestal, a rib on the outer lower portion of thesaid pedestal and eX- tending between the said chambers therein tosupport the said cover with the lower edge thereof a predetermineddistance above the said pairs of spaced flanges, and means for securingthe said cover in position.

3. A container comprising a base, a pedestal thereon formed with aplurality of chambers, the rear wall of each. of which is inclinedtoward the top of the pedestal and is provided with a recessed portionadjacent its lower end, spaced ianges extending from the pedestal intothe lower end of each chamybeing also recessed in those portions thereofextending between the said chambers, va cover adapted to fit over thepedestal and provided interiorly with alternating straight andvconvexsides, the former adapted to extend over the said chambers and areinclined at the same angle as the rear walls thereof and the latter tofit within the recessed portions ofthe pedestal extending between thechambers, and means for securing the said cover in position with itslower edge a pre* determined distance above the said spaced flanges. i

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing. witnesses.

' JEROME HIRSHFELD,

Witnesses:

Huso WERTHERM, JULIUs PRICHLER.

